Some of the world's best 3-year-old turf horses square off when the starting gate opens in the 2023 Coronation Cup on Friday at Ascot Racecourse outside London. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Little Big Bear is the 1-1 favorite in the latest Coronation Cup odds. Sakheer is the 9-2 second choice in the 14-horse Coronation Cup field, while Lezoo is the 8-1 third choice. Post time is 10:05 a.m. ET.

The Coronation Cup is the second race on Friday's seven-race card, which also features the Coronation Stakes and the King Edward VII Stakes. With some of the world's best horses set to enter the starting gate on Friday, you'll want to see what astute racing reporter and analyst Michelle Yu has to say before making any Coronation Cup or Royal Ascot picks. Join SportsLine here to see whom she's picking.

Few people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.

Yu also has tremendous handicapping chops. In a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager last year, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby.

Since the end of February, she has crushed the Saudi Cup, riding a 15-1 winner, nailed Derma Sotogake to win the UAE Derby and hit the exacta in the Santa Anita Derby. In the last month, she has hit the exacta in the Preakness Stakes and Hollywood Gold Cup and had both the winner and exacta in the Summertime Oaks and Wednesday's Price of Wales's Stakes.

For Friday, Yu has handicapped the Royal Ascot card, made her picks and constructed her bets. Join SportsLine here to see them!

We can tell you that Yu is high on Ocean Quest, a 20-1 longshot in the Coronation Cup, the second race on the card (10:05 a.m. ET post time). "Twice a runner-up against group types, she's not impossible and could certainly take a piece," Yu told SportsLine. Yu is using Ocean Quest prominently in her wagers.

Moreover, Yu's top pick in the Coronation Cup is a horse who faced a "good lot" in his last start. She also is high on a massive double-digit longshot who "has a chance at a rebound" and could light up the toteboard on Friday. She is including these horses in her Royal Ascot best bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY need to see her picks before locking in any of your own.

So what massive double-digit longshot is a must-back for Royal Ascot on Friday? What are Yu's best bets? And how has she constructed her wagers? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Royal Ascot picks for Friday, all from the insider who has been red-hot over the last month and is in England covering the Royal Ascot meeting!